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Information about #BDA947 color

#BDA947 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDA947 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 169, 71) — 74.1% red, 66.3% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 46 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDA947 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sundance (#C4AA4D). Slightly further away sit Brass (#B5A642) and Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 169, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDA947: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDA947 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDA947 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BDA947

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDA947
  • RGB189, 169, 71
  • CMYK0, 8, 46, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 169, 71)
  • HSL50°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise49.831°, 47.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV50°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB50°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.663, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.663, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.663, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBDA947
  • DECIMAL ID12429639
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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